Re: Trees with berries

["Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

Unless it's commonly called something else as well, I didn't find a
description of bristle grass in my poisonous plants text.  As far as the red
clover, I think that it's yellow or white sweet clover that are primarily
the species to be careful of.  If they spoil, they produce dicoumarol, which
is an anticoagulant (slows the blood from clotting).  In large enough
amounts for a long enough time, it can contribute to hemmorhage.  The only
problem ascribed specifically to red clover is that it can get moldy patches
which produce an alkaloid called slaframine, which causes salivation in
livestock consuming either the pasture or the hay.  Didn't seem to be a
major concern.

hope this helps,
susan g
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From: <DAldr94141@aol.com>
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Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 8:33 PM
Subject: RC: Trees with berries


> Hi everyone again. Here in Ohio, I have another problem once again and you
> all seem to come through with answers. In my new pasture, which by the
way, I
> bought chicken wire to put vertically on the trees to prevent chewing,
(thank
> you for all the advice I got) I have 2 trees approx. 15 feet high I'm not
> sure about. The trees produce some hard reddish yellow type of round
berries
> that turn blue this time of year.  I bought the book "Horse Owner's Field
> Guide to Toxic Plants" and I didn't find it in there but am still worried.
> The berries fall to the ground. Also, I found in the book and in my
pasture,
> yellow bristle grass and red clover. Now, would the bristle grass be so
> poisonous that I have to worry? And, what about clover that's in hay? I
don't
> get it. Why would it be poisonous but it's put in hay? Am I missing
something
> or am I just a worry wart? Someone please set me straight. Deb
>
>
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